The Republican journal., 1887-02-24
News of Belfast and Vicinity.
TILE WEATHER PROpHET

THE WEATHER PROPHET
And now when a thaw comes and balmy's the air,
The weather observer believes it a token
That the winter is gone and we hear him declare
With a laugh, that the back of the winter is
broken.
But soon comes blizzard and three feet of snow,
The ice forms again the brook and the river,
The mercury drops down to fifteen below,
And the fame of the prophet is blasted forever.
Yesterday was Ash Wednes,lay-the first day of
Lent.
Mr. f. E. Wiley is at present engnecrat the Bel
fast shoe factory.
The tramp Tom Collins, at the jail was sick unto
death last week but is now recovering
The Merchants Marine railway Co. in this city,
is receiving many applications and the outlook for
business is good.
The secret societies of Belfast are having boom
this winter in regard to work. This is particularly
true of the Odd Fellows.
The ball to he given by the ladies' to the knights
Tcmplar, will take place at Masonic Temple We'd
nesday evening, March ID
Mr.. W. NJ. Priest, clothing manufacturer of this
city, makes up 5000 garments in year He man
ufactures vests and boys suits.
The annual meeting of the Masonic Temple AS
sociation advertised to take place Tuesday evening,
was postponed to Tuesday evening, March LIST.
Mr. Holmes, father of Mrs. Nelson Rich, of this
city, had slight shock of paralysis sunday and
is now confined to the house. Mr. Holmes Is 9.
years Of age.
Mr. Asa +. Riggs, the Belfast baker, will soon
have bread cart running, to dcliS er warm bread
in all parts Of the city and is making other prepar-
ations for the coming seasons business
There is quite an interesting story concerning n
real estate transaction in this city, in which an
attempt was made to squeeze out the holder of a
second mortgage 1t is a case in which the bitter
was bitten.
The officers Of Corintliian Royal Arch Chapter
will be installed at the Temple next Monday even
ing, There will be work in the Royal Arch degree,
followed by refreshments. Meeting called at /
| o'clock u. m.
Mr. Fred A. Carrie, Of this city, will 60 into the
bakery business at the store Main street former
ly occupied by Geo. o. Bailey. Brick and stone
| have been hauled to the premises for the ovens.
We understand that crackers will be made spec
ialty
Mr.. Richmond j. Lanes friends have Effected a
settlement With the heirs of the Washington Reed
estate. His brother is thought to have to his
aid ana paid up the Deficiencies thus putting an
end TO the legal proceedings The Abingdon Ma
tonal bank is now to resume business with capital
reduced to $4,000, and board of directors
has been elected.
! Mi. \. A. Ilurl of this city, who fox fourteen
| years has driven Il confectionery cart fer q. @
Pierce, ,as i'll that time travelled distance euuiva
lent to one and a half times around the globe His
circuit is about 40 miles each way from Belfast
am! he supplies nearly every store with confcc
| iionury, Mr. Pierce manufacturing all the higher
grades OF candies Mr.. Hard sells directly from
the cart and has built up a large business Ere
luently goods are shipped to him, but he generally
| comes to town to load up.
| GETTING READY FOR BUSINESS. The vessel,
ild up Ill our harbor are hauling ont of their win
| ter quarters and getting ready for business. Schr
| Nhrtham Richardson is at the lower steamboat
wharf where she has been stripped. Her hemp
| standing rigging will give way to Il gang Of wire
| rigging. Scir. A. lIayford at SWANS wharf is
loading for Philadelphia. Capt, Magee is getting
| h- coaster, the Charity in trim. Capt. Geo. +
Ryan Is fitting out the Boston packet jas. Holmes
and others will shortly haul ont of the tier.
|
ated the Coliseum Rink is again open for skating
| under the former arrangement between Mr. Mort
! son, Mr.. Charles CLARK and the Lincolnyillc Band
| The band came to Belfast Saturday with Il foul
| horse team and drove about the city i'll the after
| neon aiscoursing excellent music. They attracted
I;te crowd to the rink and furnished music fol
| the skaters. The evening Of March 18th the ban'
will give concert and ball at the rink and if TIL,
Mr. II, z. Thompson, Of this city, who returned
from Louisville, Kentucky, last week, says tina
city ha~ one of the best street railway systems il
| the country but i'll other respects is behind North
| ern cities. The water is particularly bad, and il
| r"i"r resembles manila paper. Mr. Thompson
was mac sick by drinking it. He says the nativ,
kenturkian thinks Boston the hub Of the universe
and the one perfect city in the country. The ambi
| ton of several persons with whom he talked wa
to settle in Boston and there spend the remainde
of their lives.
| LOCAL RAILROAD NOTES. y baggage room tel
y fifteen feet has been built at the westerly end
| The Maine Central station i'll this city 1t contains
many needed Improvements. Work at the station
is now nearly finished. and when the awning ant
buildings painted it will present very attrac
on the outward trip saturday morning one end o
Il car left the rail in the cut Just below City Poin
bridge. Nlacc's passenger train down hauled VI
ut City Point for half hour and side tracked 70
| sullivan to pass.
| STEAMER NOTES. The r., NJ. & NJ. S. Co.'S steam
| er City Of Richmond has been put in rstclas
| order and will 60 on her route between Portland
and Machias Tuesday, March $, making two trip
per week, leaving Portland Tuesday and Frda,
| evening at II ocluck....A new steamer, to resem
bic the Sappho of the Bar Iarbor service, is ben!
| planned by the Frontier Steamboat Company. sh
is to ply between Calais and PASSPORT, is be pro
PEELED by twin screws, and is to make the 80 mile
in all weather in two hours. The craft will proba
bly, be built at Bath; 100000 is the estimated cost
| THE steamer Mt. Desert has been put in fin
condition at East Boston, and is now at Rock land
| 1.-THE katahdin arrived from Boston Sunda
/ morning and proceeded up river. She left Mon,a
on the return trip....The steamer Lewiston ha
| been taken from Portland to Boston where She i
| to be thoroughly overhauled and put in first elias
| repair, including new furniture, carpets electro
bells and new bulwarks, and will be placed on TIL
Boston n Bangor Steamship Co.'S route between
Boston and Bangor, April 18th.
| POTATOES AND HAY. Nj. Geo. W. Goriam, o
Bangor, one of the largest buyers of potatoes il
the state, makes his shipments from Belfast during
the winter. lie reports the quality of last season
crop as fine. and says he never knew the price 81
| unliolm. The price has not varied ten cents pc
| bushcl since last October Mr.. Gorllam ships see,
| stock wholly and he says the trouble with GU
| farmers is that they have mixed stock He wa
| recently offered lot of good potatoes but coul,
| not take t as it contained several kinds. In sell
| Ing seed potatoes he must have them pure. Til,
| Aroostonk farmers keep their stocks clean. Mr.
''orfam will begin to ship in March and is nov
loading schooner a. IIayfor,l for Philacel hia. Ill
shipped $4,000 bushels in March, lssG and expect
| to ito as much or more this season. He ships al
along the southern coast. Hay came to marke
III large quantities last week. The price is tn
same AS early in the season-4l2 per ton for the best
! with occasionally shade above for prime lots
| Not much hay has gone South, but shipments vii
be made later in the season. when the ice crop l.
| ready.
| Personal. u. A. Billings, Swanville, has beei
| appointed Justice of the Peace, and Tilestol
| Wadlin, of Belfast, Detlimus Justice. Mrs
Brlcr and daughter lisa, Of Belfast, were in Water
| vile last week visiting at A. II. Dunbar's C.
| week from New York. Mrs. Marshall Davis, o
this city, has gone to RoNbury, Mass, to visit he
| daughter. Mrs Daniel ii. Strout, of this city il
visiting relatives in Portland. Prof 4. A. Drur,
| finished Il course of lectures in Canton last week
| anu lhe Telephone of that place gives very com
| plmentary notice of the course and pronounce: